The Sheria Ya Vijana Project (SYV) is a youth-focused initiative co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Barnfonden in partnership with WeWorld, Action for Sustainability Initiative (AFOSI), Organization of African Youth (OAY), Stretchers Youth Organization (SYO), and the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC).
The project seeks to empower, engage, and connect young people to lead Kenya’s green and digital transitions—driving inclusive growth, innovation, and civic participation. Through a consortium of civil society partners, SYV will directly reach 5,875 young people (60% female and 3% persons with disabilities) and indirectly benefit over 1.8 million youth across the country.
SYV addresses key challenges that continue to affect young people, including unemployment, underemployment, and limited civic participation. While many youths possess informal skills, more than half report lacking formal training in critical areas such as digital literacy, green economy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Opportunities for mentorship, incubation, and internships also remain scarce, especially for rural youth and persons with disabilities.
As the enterprise development partner, the Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) invites youth-led organisations, social enterprises, and youth networks based in Nairobi and Kwale counties to apply for enrollment into the program.
The call for applications will run from 19th November 2025 to 19th December 2025. Thereafter, evaluation of the calls for applications will be done and status of the applications will be communicated to the applicants. The successful applicants will receive official communication via email, and a letter of agreement will be signed between KCIC and the successful applicants.
Consequently, County sensitization and awareness forums will be conducted in the respective counties in addition to the calls for applications. The applications will only be received online through the KCIC website.
Twenty (20) youth-led businesses per county will be onboarded to the Sheria ya Vijana program. KCIC will provide training, business advisory and technical assistance to enable youth to gain the requisite skills needed to scale their business enterprises. They will then be able to benefit from entrepreneurship opportunities available within their localities.
